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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 872: A Publicity Stunt

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 872. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialog between Hank and Svetlana about a publicity stunt, about an attempt by a business to get people to pay attention to it. Let’s get started.

[start of dialog]

Hank: What’s that for?

Svetlana: This costume? I’m planning a publicity stunt to get our store more business.

Hank: You think that dressing up as a giant banana will get our store more business?

Svetlana: We need to get media coverage for the grand opening of our store and attract as much attention as possible. I’ll be on hand to give sound bites and organize photo ops.

Hank: How does a giant banana tie into our store?

Svetlana: It doesn’t directly,